Synopses & Reviews
"Life is Rich," sighed Jack, as he settled back in his job as Chief Flavor Tester for the World's Best Ice Cream Company. "This is turning out to be my most perfect day yet!"
But just when he thought things couldn't possibly get any better, they started to get a little . . . funny.
Review
MacDonald's exuberant illustrations are curvy and bold and hearken back to a bygone era of pulp comics
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The book is rich in visual imagery, like a double-page slapstick drawing of a fire hose run amok, or cameos of a chirping robin and warm toast in a toaster
.Simple text contrasts delightfully with the energy of the illustrations
. School Library Journal
Review
"...children will roar at the droll swerves that fill this broad, hilarious episode." Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Ross MacDonald has worked as an egg candler, dishwasher, soda jerk, house painter, street artist, papermaker, and printers, but is probably best known as a magazine illustrator. His work has appeared in
The New Yorker,
Vanity Fair,
Newsweek,
Time,
The New York Times, and many other publications.
Mr. MacDonald lives in Connecticut with his wife, two children, four cats, and a large collection of 19th-century type and printing equipment.